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Corruption Indictment For Sen. Stevens Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) has been charged with seven counts of corruption for failing to report more than $250,000 in gifts and services. What do you think? Douglas Wakeford, Ticket Taker “Geez, 250,000 Alaskan dollars? How much is that in regular dollars?” Tony Legas, Pollster[…]

Today’s photo of the day, which comes from SandraRose (and AllHipHop.com), shows a recent restaurant bill paid by Andre 3000. According to reports, Three Stacks got all types of special treatment from the restaurant, but didn’t leave any money for a tip. Even more curious is his decision to write[…]

Business Sense Mumia Abu-Jamal [col. writ. 7/20/08] (c) ’08 If there is an overarching ideology at work in America today, it’s the ubiquity of the market. On TV, stars shred every last fig-leaf of privacy to sell alleged ‘reality.’ Everyday folks join the shows in a realm of entertainment that[…]

Job Creation and War Matthew Birkhold People who oppose the war in Iraq normally say the war is caused by the Bush administration’s desire for oil, power, and oil money. While plausible, I believe these are only partial explanations.Â If we want to completely understand the reasons for war, we[…]